Pennie Sheppard, BACP
Pennie Sheppard is a counsellor with 15 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression and major life changes.
About Pennie
Pennie Sheppard is a counsellor with 15 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression and major life changes. She works with individuals facing addiction, grief, anger and relationship challenges. She aims to create a calm space where people can talk and feel heard without judgement.
Pennie uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centred ways of working.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps, learning new coping skills and noticing what matters most to you. Her background includes long experience working with trauma and abuse, dissociation and chronic health conditions such as multiple sclerosis and fibromyalgia. She also has experience supporting people with autism spectrum presentations and with communication or attachment difficulties.
In the room she pays attention to how feelings show up in the body as well as in thought. Techniques such as breathing, relaxation and mindful awareness are offered alongside conversational work. This gives people options if talking alone doesn’t feel enough.
Pennie explains things simply and adapts the pace to each person. She brings warmth and respect to sessions and helps people build small, steady changes. Her approach is practical, compassionate and aimed at helping people manage symptoms and rebuild confidence over time.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 375353 | January 2027 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Pennie works with
Everything Pennie lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Pennie lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively to find which methods fit your goals and preferences. That might mean trying a short exercise from one method and then adjusting the plan based on how it feels and what helps.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging to suit different needs. Video calls let you use body awareness and breathing work, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be a good shorter check-in, and messaging fits ongoing support between calls. These options make therapy more flexible so it can fit around work, caring duties or mobility limits.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Pennie commonly help with?
Pennie supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and trauma. She also helps with grief, anger, relationship issues and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is conversational and client-centred with practical tools. She uses breathing, relaxation and mindfulness alongside cognitive and emotion-focused techniques.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working with a wide range of difficulties including long-term illness, PTSD and dissociation.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the BACP and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and the therapist accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Work can be arranged by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How do sessions get billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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